POLICE ARREST OPC MEMBERS

Two members of the Oodua People’s Congress are being detained at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad at the Lagos State Police Command in Ikeja, Lagos State.
Their detention follows allegations of illegal gun possession, attempted murder and incessant cult clashes in the Shomolu community of the state.
The OPC members, identified simply as Ayuba and South Africa, were arrested and detained on April 20, 2013 following orders by the state Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, that a joint police operation, led by the Area H Commander, should fish out the hoodlums responsible for the wanton destruction of property in Shomolu recently.
It was gathered that following the CP’s order, the police approached the OPC members to assist them fish out the bad boys.
An OPC source, who requested anonymity, said the police lured them to black spots in the community but arrested their members over false allegations.
He said: “After the vandalisation of cars by cultists on streets in Shomolu recently, the police came to our leaders to help them fish out the hoodlums.
“We went with them to West End, a notorious den for hoodlums and criminals in Shomolu, but when the hoodlums saw us, they took to their heels.
“The police arrested about 40 hoodlums through our assistance during the raid.”
The OPC member added that one of them, identified as Eledie, had a gun, which went off during the chase.
He added: “Eledie was with a gun.
“He fell and the gun went off and hit two of our members, Ayuba and South Africa.
“The gun also hit a hemp seller, who also fakes his identity as a UNILAG (University of Lagos)student.
“There after, UNILAG students started protesting and also the community members.
“That was how the police at Alade Police Station called the OPC members to come and write a statement.
“Eledie did not show up but Ayuba and South Africa, who sustained gunshot wounds, went to give their statements.
“The police however told them to lie that it was the hoodlums that shot them.
“The case was transferred to SARS but to our surprise, the SARS operatives detained South Africa and Ayuba despite their wounds.
“Now the police from Alade are saying that they did not approach OPC for assistance to flush out the hoodlums.
“These men are victims, not suspects but our members are scared to come out to fight for them because they too are afraid that the police will arrest them.”
The Eagle Online gathered that the OPC members in Shomolu have gone into hiding over fear that the police is after them

GOING NUDE OR LOOKING BEAUTIFUL? MUST THE LADIES BARE IT ALL TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL

“…. and they know they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden” Genesis 3:7-8. This is the biblical story of the fall of man.



The lesson from this biblical illustration is that man and woman discovered they were naked, and were ashamed to discover their own nudity, which they tried to sheathe from the Almighty, their creator. Today, the reverse is the case, our woman walk almost naked; exposing virtually all the sensitive and sensuous part of their bodies.

The way nudity has insidiously crept into our natural life is alarming and appalling to the point that we begin to wonder if morals  have a place in our daily lives anymore. Ladies in the corporate world now dress like whores  of the red light zone. These fashion malady  cuts across ages and social status, even female teachers that are supposed to be role models; are not left out of this fashion craze. Churches are the worst hit by this bug. In many of the Pentecostal churches, and of recent some orthodox churches, a significant percentage of their members are skimpily dressed in clothes that expose their female anatomy, transparent clothing that expose the thighs, breast, belly and the waist. Sometimes you see them put on tight fitted skirts and body hugging clothings that  exposes and exploits their body outline to such an extent one could hardly differentiate that they are in a church service or a nudist party .

In most churches, Ministers and Pastors conduct marriage rites for women that are skimpily dressed. These days, brides put on transparent wedding grown which   hardly cover their breast. Back in the day, churches  had dress codes for intending couples; and a  departure  from that path translated to an outright cancellation of the wedding by the church. However, the advent of western cultural   influences and the statistical rise in the number of prosperity preaching Pastors and churches has changed all of that. The Nigerian culture of decent dress has been thrown to the dogs. Different shades and styles of wedding gown are allowed into the churches; all in the name of looking attractive, jettisoning the biblical teaching about how a woman should dress to earn respect.

Asides the abuse of the wedding gown, most ladies attend church services dressed in trouser pants that expose their buttocks and in some cases their  pubic others in skimpy tops and miniskirts that are only long enough to cover the subject ,while their exposed matter.Asides the abuses of the wedding gown, most ladies attend church services dressed in trouser pants that expose their buttocks and in some case their pubic hair.   and Others present in skimpy tops some come in and miniskirts that are only long enough to cover the subject matter, while their exposed thighs are left as   distraction for male worshipers.



Ministers of God are no longer concerned about the dress ethics of their church members, an issue they consider trivial,instead, they are preoccupied with prosperity preaching and how to enrich their church finances through financial obligation placed on their naive member
Though am not a minister in the vineyard but i will like to refer our pastors and christian brotherts alike to the book of John 17:11-12 RSV:   "And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to Thee. Holy Father, keep them in Thy Name, which Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, even as We are one. While I was with them, I kept them in Thy Name, which Thou hast given Me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled." .  This text refers to Judas Iscariot as the “son of perdition” who sold his soul for money….30 pieces of silver.  Are Christians being led astray by the same enticement that led to the betrayal of Christ and to the demise of Judas? 

 
This trend has also affected the traditional African home hitherto known for its high esteem for moral and cultural values. Parents no longer bother about the  fashion sense of their children, since most parents especially mothers are not immune to  the craze. Charity they say; begins at home. Most kids imbibed this absurd fashion trend from the parents.

In the Universities and Polytechnics campuses, Ladies are scantily dressed in a way  suggestive is suggestive of picnickers at the beach. They are  arrayed in  fashion trends like: hot pants, micro miniskirt, skin tight trouser pants that showcase the luscious flesh of their behinds, outer necks that exposes their backs and barely cover their breasts. Breast exposure is regarded as a  fashion trend that has apparently come to stay. It is, as a matter of fact, spreading like a wild fire.  This mode of dress is not an exclusive penchant of the rich and educated; but is also rampant amongst the uneducated, especially the petty traders and artisans in Nigerian society.

This dress mode is not an exclusive preserve of the rich and educated; but also rampant amongst the uneducated especially the Petty Traders and Artisans in the Nigerian society.Little wonder cases of rape, sexual harassment, violent attacks and disrespect for women are on the increase.



People that dress decently are subjected to ridicule by these “daughters of Jezebel”; they are either called uncivilized characters or old school teachers. Indecent dress is used to measure social status ‘happening babes’ now is the fad. For one to belong, you one will have to  be licentious  in your dress ..  
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In this alarming climate, a bill concerning indecent  exposure has been forwarded to the Senate by some concerned citizens some years ago for consideration. Though some Legislatures are strongly against it; citing the principles of fundamental human rights. ; Nigerians anxiously await the outcome. Aside, must the ladies bare it all to look beautiful?

Lagos violence: Police arrest suspects, beef up security

Lagos violence: Police arrest suspects, beef up security

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested over 40 suspects believed to have perpetrated the violence in Akoka and Pedro areas of Somolu/Bariga which left 100 vehicles vandalized and many others injured on Monday.
As  reported on Tuesday that gang  hoodlums known as the EFCC Boys    numbering about 100   on revenge mission in the guise of doing a candlelight procession for a member of the notorious gang who was injured by a member of a rival group attacked some streets in the area stealing ,looting ,robbing and vandalized properties especially automobiles worth over 1Billion Naira.
It was  learnt that after the attack, policemen from Alade,CMS Bariga ,Pedro assisted by Policemen from Area H Command Ogudu stormed the hideouts of some of the suspects and arrested them.
A senior police officer, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said the arrests were made during separate raids carried out by the Bariga Police Division as well as the Pedro Police Division.
The officer however added that after screening, those who were not found culpable would be released.
It was learnt that one of the suspects, who was identified only as Feso, had been arrested by men of the Pedro Division sometimes  last year and escaped with a Police Handcuff.
It was learnt that Feso had been transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja for further investigation while the other suspects were transferred to the Area H Command, Ogudu.
Meanwhile the Police are still on the lookout for some members of the gang , Rasaki Oseni aka Elewure,Rasaki Oseni aka Osanle,Kunle Atunrase aka Eyin bouncing,Yesiru Adesanya ,Okanlawon Oluwa aka okla,Olumide Ogbor ,Jamiu Ologun,Kabiru aka omo ese,Stephen .
Others are Seun aka Igbinabaro ,Mayowa Adekunle aka Saunpaul,BB,Yomi aka Adoand,Sodiq Adesanya,they are the leaders of the EFCC Boys and cultist  whose names are with the Police
A resident, Yussuf Tapa said it was the unconcerned attitude of Policemen especially the former DPO of Alade Division SP Busari Okunola that gave room to the renewed activities of the hoodlums,he said most of the hoodlums have relocated away from Somolu not until two of them returned from jail to form unholy alliance with the DPO through a female Police Assistant Superintendent who is their area mother.He said though the Police have been carrying out raids He however urged the police to go to the hideouts of the suspects and not to confine the raids to motor parks.
He said, “The policemen have not yet gone to raid Ajose ,Okoh Close,Salami,Fagbeyiro Odubanjo,Sodimu,Olabiran,Agbole Somolu  areas especially the canals where the hoodlums hang out as well as Anifowoshe, Olorunkemi, Popoola,Majiyagbe  and Bajulaiye. Those hoodlums usually hang out in these places and the police should raid there rather than confine their raids to parks
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the arrests. She however said she did not know the number of suspects arrested.

SUSPECTED CULTIST ARRESTED IN SOMOLU BARIGA

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A combined team of policemen has arrested over 20 suspected cultists who unleashed terror on residents of Shomolu community in Lagos State at the weekend.
The arrest is coming barely four days after the Commissioner of Police in the state, Umar Manko, ordered his men to fish out the suspected cultists.
The suspects had over the weekend vandalised over 100 vehicles, looted shops and injured residents during a burial procession for one of their gang members, who was killed by a rival cult.
It was gathered that the CP’s order yielded positive results as the joint patrol by the Area H Police Command and officers from the nearby Pedro, Alade, Onipanu and CMS Police Stations combed the nooks and corners of Shomolu in search of the hoodlums.
A police source, who requested anonymity, said the “CMS police officers arrested at least 20 suspected hoodlums while scores of others where arrested by the Ogudu police officers at the Onipanu motor park.”
However the National Union of Road Transports Workers alleged that the police picked up innocent residents and NURTW members, who were relaxing in their parks and houses.
It was gathered that the massive arrest did not go down well with the suspected cultists as they went on rampage on Wednesday at about 8pm attacking residents of Popoola, Ore Ofero and other streets for co-operating with the police to fish them out.
A resident of Ore Ofero Street, one Kazeem, said: “These boys, numbering more than 50, stormed our street and damaged cars and looted shops.
“It was hell as we stayed indoors watching them destroying vehicles and other valuables.”
According to an octogenerian, one Madam Salau, the suspected cultists had a list of residents they were after.
She said: “They stormed house 5 and they were asking of one Seggy.
“They ordered the residents to bring him out or they would kill everybody.
“They went on to rob us of phones and money.”
Another resident, who was scared to give his name for fear of being attacked, said the suspected cultists had warned them to leave their house as they were coming to burn the place down.
He said: “A week ago, one of the leaders of the hoodlums, one Okanlawon Oluwa, came with some thugs to the house where I reside and told us they will burn down the house because their enemy lives there.
“Now, see what they have done.
“They were over 100 that came.
“I wonder where they use to get such multitude.
“Since two of the hoodlums came back from Kirikiri Prison, they have made life difficult for residents.
“They have taken total control of the area, especially the carnal area.
“The residents have complained severally about the activities of these boys who are well known in the community: Ajose Street, Okoh Close, Salami, Fadipe, Fagbeyiro, Olabiran Streets and all the areas down to the canal to Majiyagbe Street.
“These places are not safe due to the activities of the hoodlums.
“Bajulaye, Ojo Streets and others in Shomolu are hot beds for criminals.”
Lending his voice, a politician, who requested anonymity, alleged that the Chairman of Shomolu Local Government Area, Gbolahan Bogo-Stowe iss the “father of the hoodlums.”
He said: “Can you imagine the chairman celebrating what he called Judas Iscariot day.
“He assembled hoodlums terrorising the community for this event.
“Even his councillors were not present neither where party chieftains.
“Just himself and the hoodlums, smoking marijuana openly in public.
“The chairman is humiliating the Action Congress of Nigeria and the party members are fed up with his untoward behaviour.”
Investigations revealed that residents are itching to relocate from Shomolu due to the incessant cult attacks.
A resident of Salami Street, a civil servant, said he made a mistake residing in the area.
The resident, who refused to give his name, said he is now seeking another accommodation else where.
Narrating his ordeal, he said: “As early as 6pm, you will see the boys converging at Ajose Street or at the back of the Celestial Church smoking Indian hemp.
“Living here has been unbearable.
“What surprises me is that most of these boys have parents living in the community.
“Several petitions to the government and security agencies to flush the miscreants have not been successful.
“Even the police are not helping issues.
“Most of the boys have the police at their beck and call.
“It was the former DPO of Alade Police Station, Busari, that worsened the situation as he had an unholy alliance with the boys.
“There is no way the new DPO of Alade Police Station can function with the present crop of policemen, some of whom have overstayed.
“The police cannot carry out the responsibility of cleansing the area as most policemen, like the station officer at Alade, and a woman ASP, are behind the hoodlums.”
In a petition to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, the community leaders listed the following people as the hoodlums and cultists terrorising the community: Rasaki Oseni, Osanle, Seun Igbinabaro, Saunpal Mayowa, Kunle Atunrase aka Eyin Bouncing,Kabiru aka Omo Ese, Efe, Sodiqanya, Okanlawon Oluwa aka Okla, Yesiru Adesanya, Dimeji Oluwa, BB, Jamiu Ologun, Akin Dudu, Adewale Kazeem aka Ororo, Wasiu Bongolo and Shankar.

POLICEMEN KILL BUSSINESSMAN AT DALEKO IN LAGOS

A middle age man was yesterday killed by men suspected to be mobile Policemen at the Daleko bridge along the Mushin /Isolo Expressway Lagos yesterday at about 7a.m.
The man popularly called  millionaire by his friends and associates was said to be in the company of a friend in his Toyota Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle when he was accosted by two men in  Mobile Police  Uniform.
According to eye witness account, a woman who sells wares close to the bridge,who spoke under the condition of anonmity,she said 'i have never seen such a thing in my life.I was here this morning to tidy up where i sell because of the sanitation hours,the traffic was light ,there was no policemen at the traffic point ,no Agberos and the human traffic was also light.How the victim vehicle got on the bridge i dont know but all i saw was two men in Mobile Police Uniform arguing with the victim.The man did not come down from the vehicle but he was gesticulating with his hand asking the Policemen what the problem was.All of a sudden a PSP Truck blocked the Policemen to enable the victim move his vehicle but the Policemen turned to the otherside and shot the  victim right in the car. I was scared and i shouted when i heard the gunshot but to my surprise somebody was with the victim in the car, in anger i cursed the Policemen who did this evil because i felt the pain of a Mother.''
There was confusion and people rushed out of the market when they heard the gunshot.The Mobile Policemen quickly rushed to where they parked their Lagos Commercial Bus popularly called DANFO and zoomed off before people could get at them.The men were able to escape because the traffic was light at the time and the market had not yet opened so they (policemen) were able to flee
The man bled profusely as people gathered around his vehicle. After some time, the Area Commander, Area D, Omololu Bishi, arrived with some other policemen and took the victim away with a satchet Water Van driver whom vehicle was hit by the victim vehicle.
Another eye witness ,an Agbero , said the policemen were in the habit of using commercial buses to carry out illegal arrests, but did not understand why the motorist was killed. He said, I know those policemen, they usually come here to arrest people at Daleko Junction. On Saturday, they arrested me and some others so when they came again today, I recognised them. Last week, they came in a bus which was driven by a tout popularly known as Sunday or Sylvester. We chased the commercial bus but because the policemen were armed, we stayed at a distance so that we would not get shot. When the policemen encountered a bit of traffic, they jumped off from the bus and escaped on motorcycles.W e were able to get the registration number of one of the bikes use in escaping by the Men. Meanwhile a reliable Police source said the Policemen have been arrested.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident.

Braide said in a statement that investigations were ongoing, adding that it was too soon to say if the assailants were actually policemen or impostors in police uniform.

She said arrests had been made and some suspects had been taken to SARS.

GENERAL OVERSEER HELD FOR ROBBERY

Pastor Ibikunle Olanrewaju John, 37, is the General Overseer of ‘The Way of Joy’ church, located at the Ikotun Egbe area of Lagos State. He is among seven suspected robbers arrested over the robbery of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, which occurred on March 13, 2013.  Two policemen had been killed in that robbery and several citizens injured.

He has a sinking look on his face as he stared at all the swarming faces before him.   For long now, he had been living a double life; that of a robber by night and a minister of God by day.

Detectives investigating his involvement in the robbery alleged that he is the armorer to the gang and had partaken in a lot of robberies with the gang.

He confessed without batting an eyelid: “of course I used to mount pulpit and preach to congregation. All I can say right now is that members of my church should forgive me! I don’t keep guns for the gang. It’s Asiwaju that used to keep the guns in his farm.”

Other members of the gang are; Atoba Adeniyi, Ibrahim Abullahi, Kazeem Aderibigbe, Saheed Adekunle, Christian Joshua and Saheed Okunola.

The kingpin, identified as one Paul, was said to have been killed in shoot out with policemen at Victoria Garden City  area of Lekki, Lagos. Paul was killed with another member of his gang.

The gang of robbers were also said to be the same bandits, which attacked a Bureau De Change last year (2012) at the same airport, carting away dollars, valued at over N600 million on February 2012.

The Commissioner of Police, Prince Umar Manko said the suspects were caught after detectives attached to the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS), recovered the corpse of one of the slain robbers, identified as Teslim Okunola a.k.a Esho, and discovered some items on him. Those items were used to catch seven of the suspects now in police detention.

Items recovered from the suspects are; five AK47 rifles, four dynamites, two locally made pistols, 64 AK47 magazines, all loaded with 30 rounds, totaling, 1920 live ammunitions. There are also a Toyota Sienna space bus with registration number BDG918AG, two masks and some quantity of charms buried in an iron box and hidden in their hideout, deep inside the forest at Agoro Village in Odogbolu Local Government area of Ogun State.

Recalling that incident which occurred on March 13, on the turf of the airport command, Manko explained that  after the airport Commissioner of forwarded certain of the items recovered from the dead robber, Esho, SARS men had taken over the investigation, leading to success.

Manko added: “On March 13, at about 7:30pm, an incident happened, where robbers went to International Airport and killed two policemen. Those two policemen served at Apapa command. They went on official engagement and got killed by the bandits who came to rob the international airport. The robbers succeeded in wrecking havoc. But before he was killed, one of the policemen fought gallantly, killing one of the robbers (Esho). He also made sure that other members of the robbery gang were not able to take his corpse away. It was that corpse that led to the catching of the gang.

“These robbers are not based in Lagos. They’re from Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Ogun. They also attacked airport last year, making away with 2 million dollars, valued in Nigerian currency to be N600 million.

“All the suspects have confessed to the armed robbery at the airport and several other deadly robberies in Lagos, Ogun, Ondo and Kwara States. The robberies include such as the Oro First Bank/Union Bank armed robbery in Kwara State in January 2013. First Bank/Wema Bank armed robbery in Ikirun in Osun State on December 2012 and the Bullion Van armed robbery attack at Odogbolu junction along Lagos Ijebu-Ode Expressway in January 2013. They also confessed to the armed robbery attack at the Murtala Mohammed International in February 2012. Investigation is not yet concluded. We’re still looking for two other members of the gang.”

 Explaining his part in the gang, Pastor John said that he used to help them with, ‘oath taking.’ He however insisted that the oath was not to make the robbery successful, but that nobody should tell the leader of the gang, Paul, that they were about to embark on robbery of International Airport.

He said: “I have known Paul for year now. He used to come and meet me at my church. I initially, I didn’t know he was a robber, but he later confided in me. There was nothing I could do. I couldn’t run to police and tell them. Paul is a wicked man. The only role I played was to make them take oath on the day they were going for the robbery that nobody should tell Paul about the robbery.

“When they came back from the robbery, they gave me N500, 000.

Ibrahim Abdullahi, who said he is an ex-convict,  frankly admitted to have been the person who gave the information to the gang on February 2012, on how the gang could attack the airport Bureau De Change and make away with whooping sum of money.  The information was solid. When the gang attacked, they went away with two million dollars.

He said: “I saw the Bureau De Change operators, wheeling money in wheelbarrows. It occurred to me that they were not even using policemen to guard this money. I told my friend Kazeem what he saw. He was the one who arranged for the attack. But I don’t know anything about this year robbery at the airport. After the last year robbery, they gave me N1.5 million, which I used to open a shop and started selling phone accessories.”

Adekunle Saheed said he was not a robber, but was forced to join the gang because he walked into his boss, Esho, planning robbery with his gang.  He used to work as one of the workers on Esho’s farm.

He said: “When I walked into them, my boss now told me that they needed me to do something for them. I had seen guns and I couldn’t say no. I asked what they wanted me do. They said I would have to drive them to airport. It was Pastor, who brought out something…it was a big gun, covered with something things and several needles. He said I should swear not to leak the secret of what I had seen. I took the oath.

“On the robbery day, we got to the airport by 6pm. I was asked to park at the car park, while Pastor went out to act as the look out. He was watching the road. Later I heard shootings. It was heavy. I lay on the ground. We escaped and got to Ijebu-Ode. They gave me N5000.”

Saheed Okunola, brother to Esho, who was killed in the airport robbery of March 13, 2013, vehemently denied being a robber. He said he was a tanker driver. According to him, he did not even know that his brother was a robber.

Okunola said: “Saheed Adekunle is my brother’s farm manager. He told us that my brother went out with a friend and since had not returned. We started looking for him. Saheed later called me that I should come and pick my brother’s car, which was with him. I had already collected the space wagon and was at home when policemen came to arrest me.”

Atoba Adeniyi confessed that he used to prepare charms for the gang whenever there was going to be a robbery operation.

He revealed that he was with gang last February 2012, when they attacked the international airport. His share of the loot was N450, 000 and in the robbery operation of March 13, 2013, he got N500, 000.

LOOTING ,STEALING AND VANDALISATION OF VEHICLES BY THE EFCC/CULTIST/FEELING STEALING BOYS OF SOMOLU

Scores of  persons have been injured in the Somolu area of Lagos State following a shooting spree by suspected cultists.The Cultists according to residents are known residents of the Community whom the Police have always protected.
More than 150 cars were reportedly vandalized as the cultists also looted shops and attacked residents at will.
Residents said the shooting started about 7:30pm on Sunday when the cult group, identified as the EFCC/Eiye Confraternity, held a candle light procession in honor of one of their deceased members, simply identified as Old School.
The residents said the deceased was killed by a rival gang at a rally organized by the Chairman of Shomolu Local Government Area, Gbolahan Bago-Stowe, on March 28, 2013.It was the Rally that triggered off the ugly incident.
Though Old School,of the Igbo stock has since been buried last week in his home town, his gang members decided to go on rampage during the procession on Ajose Street, led by one Okanlawon.
The residents identified other members of the gang as including Olumide Ogbor and Ibrahim Atiku a chieftain of the Odua Peoples Congress,Kunle Eyin bouncing and others A resident told The Eagle Online: “They later assembled at Fadipe Street near the carnal where they stormed Anifowoshe, Olorunkemi, Ajiun, Popoola, Ore Ofero, Akanni, Abiodun, Akoka, Ojo Ibukun, Olu and Bajulaiye Streets, robbing people, looting shops, vandalising vehicles’ windscreens.
“They vandalised close to150 vehicles and caused panic in the community.
“They fled before the police arrived the area.”
A community leader, who simply identified himself as Baba Seggy, said the police and the local government chairman were informed of the mayhem before the boys took the law into their hands.
He said: “It is their culture to loot and destroy things anyhow during their so-called candle light procession.
“We saw them gathering in the afternoon near the carnal area and we informed the DPO (Divisional Police Officer) of the Pedro Police Station.
“We also drew the attention of the Shomolu Local Government chairman, whom we learnt gave the cultists money to do the candle light procession but he failed to stop the mayhem.
“When we called the DPO a second time, he said he had spoken with the chairman to stop the impeding violence.
“So you can see our plight.
“Those that are supposed to protect us are not taking their responsibilities seriously and we are fed up with these boy.”
It was gathered that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Umar Manko, drafted a team of heavily armed policemen to the affected streets to forestall a reprisal and further breakdown of law and order.
The policemen in their patrol vans were seen patrolling the community.
Meanwhile not less than 40 suspects were arrested on Tuesday and taking to the AreaH Command ,Ogudu.but the people in the Community insisted those arrested are the innocent boys that the culprits are still walking about freely

TADE FAMILY CRIES OUT FOR HELP

The building as fenced by the thugs after Demolition

TADE FAMILY OF MUSHIN CRIED OUT FOR HELP 


 Pastor  Abiodun Enitan Tade one of the children of the late Chief Tade of Mushin is calling for help from the commmissioner of Police and the Lagos State Govenor and the council of Obas to come to their aid due to the demolition and convertion of their late fathers property situated at no 20 Olateju street Mushin by the Royal Highness,Oba Irawo Ogunsi of Odiolowo Mushin,Lagos

.Speaking with PM NEWS, one of the member of the Tade family before a meeting arrange for the two parties by the Deputy Commissioner of Police,DC Adegbuyi, said on the 18th of Febuary this year the oba of mushin acting in proxy used some thugs to demolish some shops which are apart of a plot of land belonging to their family at the railway line mushin.

According to her,sometimes last year,the Oba invited her to his Palace asking for the DOCUMENT OF THE SAID LAND AND SHE ASK HIM TO GIVE HER SOMETIMES TO GET IT,when she later presented the document ,he refer to it as tissue paper.In january to her surprise,he invited them to Area D Police Command.After meeting with the Area Commander ACP Bishi acting on the said letter and a petition claimed to have been written by the Oba of ,the area d commander sent the letter to the Tades and their tenants inviting them.The Oba of Mushin ,Oba Fatai Irawo Ogunsi ,his principal assistance and the Iyalode,Fausatu Williams were also present at the meeting.In fairness the area commander opened up by saying the meeting was called at the instance of the petition written by the Oba in respect of the plot of land occupied by the Tade family.The ACP told all present that the police do not handle land matters but would prevent breakdown of Law and Order.A date fixed for April was agreed for both parties to meet but the Oba arranged with some thugs led by Iyalode of Odiolowo Mushin and destroyed properties worth millions of naira belonging to tenants and also auction goods and carted  away some they could not auction.


After destroying the shops ,he wrote a petition to the Assistant Inspector General of Police over treat to his life by the woman Pastor Abiodun Tade but after proper investigation,the Police refer the case back to State Criminal Investigation Department SCID Panti where the Tade family has written a petion through their solicitor Akinlolu Akinyode of 77 Jubrilla street off ,Johnson bustop ,Itire,Ijesha Itire.The petition is tiltled ,WILFUL DESTRUCTION OF BUILDING PROPERTIES ,FENCE AND SHOPS AT 20 OLATEJU STREET MUSHIN BY MEMBERS OF OJOMON EYISHA FAMILY OF ODIO OLOWO.WITH THE TACIT COVERAGE OF THE AREA D COMMAND AND THE OBA OF MUSHIN.

And a summon to the Lagos State High court seated by Justice Mrs Adebiyi which has been adjourned to April 11.

According to the summon,Tade family have been in possession of the land as far back as the 40s.infact ,they have been in possession since Feb.1947 as the the area of land measuring 4 plots have been registered in Lagos lands registry with plan no bb/7343 dated 19th February 1947 with the land registered as 3/3/794.In 1947 3 of the plots have been
  fully developed as the family house of the Tades was built on it.The house face the railway line as no 1472 other churches stand prominently on the other 2 plots of lands while the 4th plot is let out to mechanics,welders ,and carpenters.

 The Tades said since 1947 that they have never experienced any disturbance on the land until the sudden invasion on the 4th plot by thugs led by the Iyalode  Fausat Williams on the 18th of Feb.Speaking to one of the tenant Mrs Olajide who said i was in my house when one of the neighbors  called me to come to the shop.When i got there,the thugs refused my entry into my shop ,they looted every thing in the shop and auction some of the provision i sell and bags of rice and bean belonging to other shop owners but what pains most is the money N250,000 i got from my cooperative society to pay for my son school fee that was taken away.Another tenant,a carpenter Mr Uche said my properties worth half a million was destroy and some taken away,i am surprised that such a thing can happen in a civilized country where there is law and order.I have been operating in that place for the past 18 years without any disturbance or where was the Oba then?On that particular day,i was in my shop very early in the morning,when what look like an army of invasion,thugs about 50 wielding guns and other weapons attacked me and other shop owner,disposesing all our properties, brutalizing anybody who dares them .they now immediately commenced refencing and building the plot.

At the SCID today April 3 2013 all the parties were invited at the behest of the Deputy Commissioner of Police Adegbuyi,present were also the lawyers to both parties and the Iyalode ,Chief Afusat Williams and Aro ,the PA to the Oba who led the thugs to demolish the building.

All effort by the o/c Panti to make peace reign and make amicable settlement by him was made futile by the Oba who seems not to see his action and that of his protégées as criminal.

Meanwhile another meeting has been slated for Friday the 12th of April 2013 to determine the way forward in the matter

OBA OF MUSHIN FATAI IRAWO USES THUGS TO DEMOLISH BUILDING

Mushin area of Lagos State is notorious for violence ranging from political violence  to street urchins and cultists  clashes. it is the bedrock of violence, but the one that occurred recently sent many tongues wagging and residents running for dare lives. It was on Monday

the police never showed up

immediately after the demolition construction work commenced immediately

the fenced plot of land after demolition

, February 18, 2013. While many of the residents were preparing to go to their place of work and some market women were just opening their shops, some suspected hoodlums, numbering  over 50 led by the Iyalode of Mushin   reportedly stormed the ever busy Olateju Street in the area.The woman and the hoodlums, it was alleged, acted on the orders of Oba of Mushin, Oba Irawo Ogunsi.

The invading hoodlums, on getting to Olateju Street, in a commando-like operation, reportedly swooped on residents and shop owners at House Number 20which is partly TADE Lane off Coker Street. The hoodlums reportedly had on them guns and weapons of varying sizes. They allegedly pulled down shops on the property, and also dispossessed shop owners of their properties, brutalizing anyone that dared to challenge them. In the end several people reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries and are receiving treatments in hospitals across the state.

The Tade family has been having a running battle with the Oba over the ownership of a plot of land out of the four plots the Tade family bought since 1937.

According to Mrs Tade the she said sometimes last year the Oba sent for her and asked her to bring the documents of the land,she said she was surprised and wondered why .she later took a duplicate copy to the Oba which to her chagrin the Oba described as tissue paper meaning it is not genuine.The Oba asked her to go and bring the original to which she decline.

She said she was surprised when the lawyer to the Oba  sent a letter to her inviting her family and other tenants to the Zone D Police Command .Apparently acting on an earlier petition and letter to the Area ‘D’ command of the Nigeria Police, the Tade family was summoned to a peace parley with the monarch and his agents in the area command office for Monday, February 11, 2013. The Area Commander had reportedly informed the feuding parties that his office does not settle land dispute, but would ensure that peace reigned supreme in his domain.

The police boss reportedly made the two parties to sign undertakings to let peace reign in the area. But the Tade family are still raising the alarm that their lives are under threat in the hands of suspected agents of the prominent woman said to have led the earlier operation. On account of this the family, acting through their lawyer, Akinlolu Akinyode of No 77, Jubrilla Street, Ijesha, Itire, Lagos State sent a petition to the Commissioner of Police Lagos State stting their grievances.

The petition was titled, “Willful Destruction of Building Properties, fence and Shops at 20, Olateju Street, Mushin by Members o9f Ojomon Eyisha family of Odi Olowo with the Tacit Coverage of the Area Command and the Oba of Mushin.”

In the said petition, the petitioners claimed that “The Tade family has been in possession of the land as far back as the 1940s. In fact, they (Tade family) have been in possession since February 1947 as the area of land measuring 4 plots have been registered in Lagos lands registry with plan no bb/7343 dated 19th February, 1947 with the land registered as 3/3/794. In fact as of 1947 3 of the plots have been fully developed as the family house of the Tades was built on it while the 4th plot is let out to mechanics, welders and carpenters.”

A representative of the Tade family who faced the troubles since it started in February, Mrs Biodun Enitan recounted her ordeal in the hands of the Oba’s agent. In her words, “The issue actually started last November when the Oba called me that I should bring our papers for the ownership of the land. I had to travel to Ibadan to get it because my elder brother holding it was dead at the time.

“When I returned with the copies  his wife and children gave me, I took it to my senior sister and we took it to our lawyer. Later we saw a letter from the lawyer of the Oba and three days later we were asked to appear at Area ‘D’. There the police asked me to produce another paper and gave us until April 18, 2013 for both parties to come back but I was shocked when the thugs invaded our house with the Iyalode and another man called Aro.

“I was only lucky to escape the onslaught of the people that day. When that happened and they demolished the whole place I informed our lawyer who went to lodge a complaint at Area ‘D’. We were later refered to SCID, Panti. But one day two policemen came to my house and asked that I should follow them to Zone 2. I refused because they did no come with any warrant. When I spoke with their boss on the phone, that man told me that he did not ask them to bring me but to read the accusation of the Oba against me. I later went there at another day with our lawyer and eventually they advised that we should settle the matter amicably that the Oba should refund our property back to us. Ever since, he has refused to appear at Panti and Zone 2.” Mrs Enitan said.

An eye witness, who preferred to remain anonymous but claimed he witnessed who does not want his name in prints said demolition of the  property said  that the action of the hoodlums that day was  inhuman and reckless. He said, “The woman that lives in that house (Tade family’s representative) was only lucky to come out of the trouble unhurt because the thugs that went there had their script they were working on.”

A tenant of over ten years Mrs olajide said it was a phone call made by a friend that her shop had been forced open and that thugs are demolishing the property ,she quickly ran to see if she could salvage some of her properties but she was shocked to see the hoodlums numbering over 50,they denied her access to her shop ,they looted and auctioned everything in my shop including the bags of rice.The most painful was the contribution money she just received,250thousand Naira meant for the payment of her son school Fee was stolen by the hoodlums.She wondered how a Mother and somebody who is supposed to be a  role model should assist in such a reckless lawlessness

Another tenant Mr  Anieze Uche said he had been a tenant of over 15years ,he said he lost over 200thousand naira to the action of the thugs. He accused the Police of complicity in the case.He wondered how the Oba could take the laws into his hands when the police had slated a meeting with the tenants and landlord. He said the police fail to respond to distress call.It was premeditated and planned.They demolished  and where also erecting their own fence .,he said it reminded himof the days of the Ejigbaderos when people are denied ownership of their property.That is why i will never support the institution of Obaship.Most of the Obas are a bunch of rogues,he said

In his response to the allegations of sending hoodlums to demolish the said property on Olateju Street, Oba Ogunsi laughed off the claimss made by the Tade family. According to the monarch, who claimed that as traditional ruler of the community, he could not condescend so low as to begin to send thugs against his subjects, he maintained that the family in question were just trying to give a dog a bad me to hang it.

, Oba Ogunsi said, “The Tade family are just trying to weep up unnecessary sentiment to their cause, but they have failed. To start with, they did not buy the land from our ancestors. Where is judgement 113 of 1913? Their defence is shallow. There are seven conveyances on the said property they talked about. I am a law abiding citizen of Nigeria and I will not do anything contrary to the laws of the land. I do not want to join issues with them on the pages of newspapers. They should go to court and argue their case. But to claim that I sent thugs or someone after them to demolish their property is sheer blackmail,” the monarch said.

When asked who were those that demolished the place ,the Oba said he would not know.

Meanwhile the TADE family has sent petition to the Inspector General of Police